A Designer Couple's Mexico Retreat

After falling for the beauty and laid-back lifestyle of San Miguel de Allende, designers Andrew Fisher and Jeffry Weisman establish their own getaway in the city, recasting an 18th-century industrial space as a luxurious compound for indoor-outdoor living

The kitchen cabinets are sabino and reclaimed pine, and the hood over the Viking range is fronted by a sabino-framed mirror.

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San Francisco–based interior designers Andrew Fisher (left) and Jeffry Weisman, of the firm Fisher Weisman, at Casa Acanto, their retreat in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.

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The former tannery, built in the 18th century, opens onto multiple terraces as well as the sala abierta.

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In the living room, pine beams highlight the ceiling, and the French doors feature curtains of a Duralee velvet trimmed with an ikat by Kravet. The mesquite bookshelves were custom made, the Fisher Weisman–designed daybed and sofa are upholstered in a Gretchen Bellinger linen velvet, and the antique Moroccan rugs were purchased in Marrakech.

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Fisher designed the dining room’s light fixture, fashioned of seashells, green glass, and mother-of-pearl, and he also made the gold-leafed paintings; both the table, which has a walnut top and a hand-carved mahogany base, and the chairs are by Fisher Weisman for Michael Taylor Designs. The floor tiles were hand-rubbed with gasoline and tar to create a patina.

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Adjoining the main house’s dining room is the sala abierta, or outdoor living room, a favorite spot for entertaining.

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The sala abierta’s marble table, conceived by Fisher Weisman and hand-carved in India, is grouped with sofas the duo created for Michael Taylor Designs, with cushions clad in a Duralee fabric.

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The tables on the dining terrace are by Fisher Weisman for their new furniture and accessories line, also called Casa Acanto; the Michael Taylor Designs chairs are covered in a Sunbrella fabric.

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The couple devised the kitchen’s frieze as well as the mesquite-and-sabino-wood island, whose bronze legs were sculpted by Fisher.

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A watercolor by Fisher hangs over the fireplace in the breakfast room; the chairs are covered in a Rose Cumming linen from Dessin Fournir.

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Fisher designed the office’s desk and embellished the Queen Anne chair with shells and black paint.

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A watercolor by Fisher is mounted over the master bedroom’s mantel, which is flanked by, from top, a pair of the designer’s pencil drawings of seashells, two of his gilded tapestries, and a set of antique embroidery panels. The Fisher Weisman–designed door is made of reclaimed pine beams connected with steel studs; the bed is dressed in Frette linens, and the bedside lamp is a 19th-century Italian piece that once resided at Hearst Castle.

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The master bath’s pendant lights are by Jonathan Browning Studios, and the sink fittings are a custom design by Fisher Weisman.

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The pair created the room’s tiered copper light fixture, which also serves as a tub filler for the copper bath, crafted by a Mexican artisan.

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In a guest room, the house’s blue-and-white motif continues with curtains made of a Kravet fabric and, on the adjacent wall, two antique ceiling panels from a Japanese temple.

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The tile in a guest bath was produced in the nearby city of Dolores Hidalgo.

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The designers built the guest casita to host their frequent visitors.

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The roof terrace of the guest casita provides stunning views of the town and its surroundings; the teak sofa and chairs are by Michael Taylor Designs, with cushions covered in a Sunbrella fabric.